Association of body fat composition and obstructive sleep apnea in the elderly: A longitudinal study

Objective Obesity and aging are considered risk factors for developing sleep apnea syndrome (OSA). The aim of this study was to determine the association between body fat composition and OSA in healthy elderly subjects examined in a 7‐year longitudinal study. Methods A total of 209 elderly with unre...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2015-07, Vol.23 (7), p.1511-1516
Main Authors: Saint Martin, Magali, Roche, Frédéric, Thomas, Thierry, Collet, Philippe, Barthélémy, Jean Claude, Sforza, Emilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Absorptiometry, Photon
Adipose Tissue - physiopathology
Aged
Anthropometry
Body Composition
Body fat
Body Mass Index
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Female
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Heart attacks
Humans
Hypotheses
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Metabolic disorders
Middle Aged
Neck
Obesity
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity - epidemiology
Older people
Polysomnography
Population
Risk Factors
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology
Studies
Womens health
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Summary:Objective Obesity and aging are considered risk factors for developing sleep apnea syndrome (OSA). The aim of this study was to determine the association between body fat composition and OSA in healthy elderly subjects examined in a 7‐year longitudinal study. Methods A total of 209 elderly with unrecognized OSA aged 68.3 ± 0.8 years underwent a clinical, ambulatory nocturnal respiratory recording, and anthropometric as well as body fat composition assessment by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at baseline and follow‐up. Results At study entry, 50.3% of the population showed an apnea+hypopnea index (AHI)
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.21121